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Tesla’s Supercharger electric car charging network has been named the best in Britain in an all-new survey of electric-car owners. The US company’s charge points were rated number one in all four assessed categories – ease of use, cost, speed and reliability – securing the title of Driver Power Best …

Polestar has shared more details about its stunning Precept concept car, which previews the design direction and technology of its future models. The Swedish luxury EV maker has released video tour footage and more pictures of its dream car which was denied its debut at the cancelled 2020 Geneva Motor …

There’s nothing like a deadline to focus the mind – and the 2030 date for banning the sale of all new petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK has done just that for the car industry. After years of dragging its heels, suddenly every car maker is getting in on …

A top-secret Nissan LEAF electric vehicle has completed the UK’s longest and most complex autonomous car journey. The modified 2017 LEAF travelled from the Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Cranfield, Bedforshire, to the brand’s manufacturing plant in Sunderland. Over the course of the 230-mile journey, the autonomous car tackled …

Nissan has transformed its best-selling LEAF electric vehicle into a Christmas tree. The EV features a spectacular festive light display powered entirely by its own regenerative braking energy. It showcases how the electric car regenerates power when braking or decelerating via the e-Pedal system and B mode. The e-Pedal allows …

The Model 3 is Tesla’s long-awaited make or break car. Priced significantly lower than its Model S and Model X siblings, it is being produced in much larger numbers and aims to become the biggest-selling electric vehicle globally. It is now finally available in the UK in right-hand drive form, but …

Almost a fifth of petrol and diesel car owners are put off going electric because they’re worried about driving in adverse weather conditions such as a lightning storm, new research has revealed. Interest in green motoring continues to grow as we look to cut their carbon footprint and reduce their …

A pure electric car is the ideal choice for a fifth of new car buyers today, according to new research, Analysis of the daily mileage, driving habits and vehicle requirements for more than 8,400 users of What Car?’d What Fuel? Calculator revealed that 19.2% of drivers could use a fully …

Two-thirds of people expect electric cars to be referred to simply as ‘cars’ by 2030, according to new research. The survey conducted by Go Ultra Low, the joint government and industry campaign to promote the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), found that increasing affordability and seeing more of them on …

Chinese car manufacturer Aiways has claimed a Guinness World Records title for the “longest journey by an electric vehicle (prototype)” after two of its U5 EVs completed an epic 9,334-mile (15,022 km) road trip from China to Germany. Starting in Xi’an, China, a team of engineers tackled extreme weather and …